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 | Romania |
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| Location: |
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine |
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| Area: |
237,500 sq km
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| Climate: |
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms |
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| Terrain: |
central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps |
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| Population: |
22,334,312 (July 1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6% (of which 3% are Uniate), Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18% |
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| Languages: |
Romanian, Hungarian, German |
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| Capital: |
Bucharest |
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